Which of the following is an example of a rule of endogamy?
A. a taboo on marrying members of the same totemic group
B. the Nazi law forbidding Aryans from marrying anyone but other Aryans
C. a taboo against marrying within the same village
D. a taboo on mating with members of one's extended family
E. the incest taboo
Answer: B
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